Dish-holding tongs



Feb. 2o, 1923. 1,445,908;

- F. R.-PEHK|NS.

DISH HOLDING TONGS.

man ocT. n. 1920.

l 'FLOYD R.. PERKINS, or CHICAGO, rrgniivors, 4assitance To CHARLESrunnen or CHICAGO, rnnrivors', A Conroaarron or rLLrNors.

Patented Feb. 20, i923.

DISH-Homme rroNGs.

Application .led ctober 11, 1920. Serial No.11416,315.

To ZZ whom it may cofncernfj e Be it known that I, FLOYD R. PERKINS, acitizen ofthe United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, inthe county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Dish-Holding riongs; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, `and exact description of the same,reference be-l ing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the numeralsof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates more particularly to a pair of tongs designedprimarily for holding dishes while the same are dipped' into het waterto be washed so that the hands of a person need not be broughtintocontact with the hot scalding water.

It is an object of this invention to provide a pair of tongs that aresimple and economic in Construction.

It is also an object of my invention to provide dish holding pads thathave an adjustable or tiltable movement to adjust the same for a varietyof purposes.

It is a further object of this invention to provide yieldable andpliable material for the pads and to construct the same so that thegripping portions will accommodate a large variety of dishes.

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparentfrom. the disclosures in the specification and drawings.

The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings andhereinafter, vmore fully described.

On the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pair of tongs embodying thisinvention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view.

Figure 3 is section on the line of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional detail of a clamping jaw.

As shown on the drawings:

Referring now to the different gures in the drawings, in which similarreference numerals refer to similar igures in the different views, itwill be noted that my improved tongs has been stamped from sheet metal,and that the jaw members are formed to sustain the pads in tiltable oradjustable` relation. But it is contemplated that any the rear portionssuitable material mav be used, and that the tongs may be cast or formedin, any suitable way. In the present embodiment of my invention, eachtong member 1 or 2 is preferably stamped from sheet metal` in the formof av channel or, U shape, the front portions ci? which provide thehandle members and 3 and 4 provide the jaw members, the tong members 1and 2 being bent into appropriate ber being provided with an 'aperture 5through which the other member extends and in which it is pivoted bymeans of a pin 6. A spring 7 is placed at a convenient form, and onemempoint between the handle members and is 1 preferably confined bvmeans of tongues 3 stamped fromthe handle members.

The ends of the jaws 3 and 4 are provided l with dished seats 9centrally of which project the pins or rivets 10, which fit in slots 11lin the round heads 12 on the-.bases 13 of the padsand secure the pads tothe jaws by means of proper heads on the pin or rivet.

Each pad 14 is preferably made of rubber or some pliablesubstance, andmay be of anyshape or design. In the present instance, these pads are inthe form of circular buttons and are provided with overlapping flanges15, which tions of the bases 13, as clearly shown in Figures 3 and 4.Flach flange 15 is sulficiently pliable so that it can be rolledoutwardly tov admit the base 13, whereby each pad may be easily slipped`over the edges of its base 13 and easily removed anda new onesubstituted therefor. f

By constructing the bases 13 with the fit over the porrounded heads 12,which are of a shape to lit in the concave depressions or ldished seats9 and providing the slots inthe heads for receiving the rivets, the pads14 may be readily tilted as shown in Figure 1 so that the dish may beheld at any suitable angle, and the inclination of the pads may beadjusted to t diiierentkinds of dishes. The rivets 10 should not holdthe parts too tightly together, but should allow an easy slidablemovement of the pads in their tilt- `ing movements. It should beparticularly noted that the jaw members 3 and 4 are well archedoutwardly so lthat glasses and the like may be securely clamped thereinand that bowls and deep dishes can be securely held without breaking thesame, and at the same time permitting easy access for the purpose ofwashing the same.

The operation is as follows:

in using my device, the tongs are gripped by the handlesanda dish isclamped between the pads on the jawsby pressing the handles togetheragainst the tension of the spring 7. The dish may then be securely heldwhile the same is being washed, the arched jaws permitting portionsofthe dish to enter well within the jaws without being brought intocontact therewith so as to break the edges ot the dish, and the pliablepads protectingthem lfrom the clamping action oit the tongs, and thesepads maybe adjusted so that a dish can be readily picked up,and so thatthe portions Within ther jaw members 3 and l do not come into contactwith the clamping action, since by properly tilting these pads the spaceon one side or the other thereoii within` the jaw members may beincreased.

it will accordingly be observed that l have provided a novel dish tongshaving pliable and yielding pads that are tiltable or adjustabie for avariety of purposes,`and that have arched jaws in combination therewithto provide workable space and surticient clearance for the dishes, andthat is cheap, economical and readily manufactured.

l am aware that numerous details'of construction may be varied through awide range without departing` from `the princip'les of this invention,and therefore dok not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise thannecessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. In aztongs, apair ofjaws,grippers,piv oted, one to each jaw, eachgripper com'- prising a dished base and a yielding covering, the concave.sidesv of the basesbeing towardeach other and the coverings being onthe concave sides of the bases.

2. linl a tongs, ajaw, a base pivoted to said jaw, a-covering for oneface ot said base, said covering having a flange projecting past theedge oi the base and contacting the other tace thereof, whereby saidcovering is retained on said base.

In testimony whereoi1 I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

` FLOYD R. PERKINS.

Witnesses CHARLES W. HILLS, J r., EARL M. HARDINE.

